What were Obama’s Final Four picks? Duke, Arizona, Kansas and North Carolina make up Obama’s 2017 picks. The former president has an all Carolina championship matchup with North Carolina defeating rival Duke to win the title.

On the women’s side, Obama picked UConn, Washington, Notre Dame and South Carolina. Obama has UConn defeating Notre Dame for another national championship.

We heard from many of you that your experiences playing sports have helped you develop confidence, an appreciation for hard work, and a positive outlook despite the ups and downs of life. We think Solomon A., from St. Louis, said it best:

‘When I think about citizenship, I think about sportsmanship. The game, whether on the field of play or in real-life, is more productive and more enjoyable when everyone has the opportunity to play, grow and succeed. A good sport, along with a good citizen, knows the main objective has nothing to do with the day’s score, but the willingness of people to continue playing no matter the outcome of a single contest.’

In keeping with tradition, Obama went chalk picking the favorites with one exception. The former president likes 14 seeded Bucknell to defeat No. 3 West Virginia. He also likes Notre Dame to defeat Gonzaga to advance to the Elite 8.

Last season, Obama picked Kansas, Texas A&M, North Carolina and Michigan State in his final four with Kansas winning the tournament. He correctly picked one (North Carolina) of four teams but did accurately pick UNC to make the title game.

Donald Trump declined to participate in the ESPN segment this year. Obama’s love of basketball has been well documented. In addition to filling out his bracket, Obama also frequently played pick-up games at the White House and attended several NBA games.

FBI Director James “Jim” Comey said at a hearing in front of the House Intelligence Committee on March 20 that there is “no information” showing that former President Barack Obama wiretapped President Donald Trump during the election cycle.

Watch the video above to hear Comey publicly comment on the matter for the first time.

Comey was questioned on the situation after Trump said on Twitter in early March that Obama had taken part in wiretapping his lines at Trump Tower during the presidential election.

Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my “wires tapped” in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!

As recently as March 17, Trump stuck to the accusations that Obama was secretly listening in on conversations.

The March 20 hearing on Capitol Hill put Comey and National Security Agency Director Adm. Michael Rogers in front of committee members to answer questions about the Russia probe. It opened with Rep. Devin Nunes (R-California) — the committee’s chairman — saying that the group itself has found that there was no “physical wiretap of Trump Tower.” He asked that Comey and Rogers reveal if there was improper surveillance of Trump’s campaign officials and also stressed the importance of finding out who leaked classified information to media members.

Numerous current and former officials have leaked purportedly classified information in connection to these questions. We aim to determine who has leaked or facilitated leaks of classified information so that these individuals can be brought to justice.

Later in the hearing and during Comey’s opening statement, he confirmed that the FBI is investigating the Trump campaign’s alleged ties to the Russian government.

“The FBI, as part of our counterintelligence effort, is investigating the Russian government’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election,” he said.

Comey added that it’s not normal that the FBI confirms or denies such investigations, but the circumstances surrounding this specific one were of public interest.

The White House issued a statement via email shortly after Comey’s statement saying that as it stands, there is still “no evidence” of Russia’s ties to Trump’s campaign.

Nothing has changed. Senior Obama intelligence officials have gone on record to confirm there is NO EVIDENCE of Trump-Russia collusion and there is NO EVIDENCE of a Trump-Russia scandal.

The 18-year-old former First Daughter was recently spotted in New York City with a tall man in a trendy coat at her side, leading to reports that the two are dating.

The fashionable man has since been identified by TMZ as Rob Franklin, a 23-year old Stanford University graduate. The two apparently met at a fashion event in NYC during Men’s Fashion Week and have been hanging out here and there ever since.

In November 2016, Barack said that Sash and Malia had already started dating, joking that he was “relaxed” about it since they will always be closely watched. He added that his wife, former First Lady Michelle Obama, is a great role model for the girls.

Franklin has held many jobs in his young career in NYC and in California.

Here’s what you need to know about him:

1. Franklin Graduated From Stanford University & Specialized In Art

Rob Franklin (Facebook)

According to his Facebook page, Franklin was born in Atlanta, Georgia on April 3, 1993. He now lives in NYC, but studied and earned a degree from Stanford in 2015.

At the school, Franklin was a frequent fixture of the arts program. He acted in roles various plays and musicals at Stanford, including “Spring Awakening” in 2013.

Franklin is listed in the cast for the musical and had a lead role.

In addition, Franklin wrote articles for The Stanford Daily. One of those articles included one in 2012 about research given to tobacco advertisements.

His teacher, Lily Liu at Georgia Chinese Language Educators, wrote a recommendation for Franklin and spoke glowingly of him.

Rob took the Chinese III course with me and he did a great job in this class. I truly enjoyed the communicative competence in Chinese he displayed in my class. I love His sense of humor and his optimistic personality!